Lucy Hale Is Braver Than Me and Ate a Fried Tarantula

Lucy Hale faced no shortage of terrifying moments as a member of the Pretty Little Liars squad. And in what those who fear spiders will deem her most terrifying role yet, the former former Life Sentence star has tried her hand at eating a spider.

According to her Instagram, Lucy is currently overseas working with the organization Ripple Effect. She shared a bit about her work in a previous post, writing: “Humbled to be here with @rippleffect_ spending time with some magical children in the beautiful country of Cambodia. These kids at this orphanage have so little and I’ve never seen such happiness when we arrived to spend time and play with them.” Along with her acts of service the star has also decided to take in some of the sights, and was ‘grammed eating a fried tarantula. In the video she’s joined by some friends, including Steven R. McQueen of the Vampire Diaries.

She begins by showing the camera what’s she’s about to eat, and holds up the rather large fried spider. “We’re gonna do it like the locals,” she says before taking a bite. After taking a small nibble, Lucy announced that it tastes like a potato chip. “It’s good, actually,”she tells her friends. The actor decides against taking another taste, but her friends do share in the fun, including Steven who says “it’s actually not that bad.” For those of us afraid of spiders we’ll just have to take their word for it on this one.

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